Italian Square

This is another square that has the puff stitch to it, Having made this one before, to me at least, it looks best being made in a solid color

Special Abbreviations: [yo, insert hook into sp, yo and draw loop through] 4 times, yo and draw through all loops on hook.

Base Ring: Ch4, join with slip st

Round 1: Ch3 (count as 1dc), 11dc into ring, slip st to top of ch-3, {12 sts}

Round 2: Ch3, work hdc3tog into same place as ch-3 ( counts as puff st), *[ch1, work puff st into next st]twice, ch5**, puff st into next st; rep from * twice more and from * to ** again, slip to to top of 1st puff st

Round 3: Slip st into the next sp, ch3, work hdc3tog into same sp (counts as puff st), *ch1, puff st into next sp, ch2, 5dc into next ch-5 sp, ch2**, hdc4tog into the next sp; rep from * twice more and from * to ** again, slip st to top of the 1st puff st

Round 4: Slip st into next sp, ch3, work hdc3tog into same sp (counts as puff st), *ch3, skip ch-2, [1dc into next dc, ch1] twice, work [1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc] into next dc, [ch1, 1dc into next dc] twice, ch3, skip ch-2**, work puff st into next sp; rep from * twice more and from * to ** afain, slip st to top of 1st puff st

Round 5: Ch1, 1sc into each chand each st all around, but working 3sc to 2nd.center dc of each corner group at each corner, ending slip st to 1st sc

Fasten off

Thoughts?